From the Mind of AlphaBetsy

I received in the mail today a beyond fabulous package from the amazing and uber-talented P_E_S_T in the Craftster Beltane WWP Swap. I cried, literally, and then called my mom to tell her how amazing this package was. It is really that cool. First there was a card, with a kitty.  And inside the card it said Here is what all the fabulous parcel's looked like Inside Parcel #1 I found "she birthed a landscape" Can you believe the detail?  Inside parcel #2 was... Ribbons on clothespins. With wishes painted on them.  And when added to my holiday "tree"  Found in parcel #3 was... This was inspired by a quote from my "about me"  "I can say things to you in writing that I would never say aloud." And in parcel #4 So I can create my own yarn flowers.  I was so excited that I had to share with everyone else. I am in love with every piece and that Goddess will have a happy h...

We are now under 4 months until the big day. Can I scream yet? Lol. Actually things have started to come together in the strangest ways and it looks like I will not have to flip out and cancel the wedding. I'm just kidding, but I really was beginning to panic at the number of things we still had up in the air at this late date. But we have really kicked our butts into gear and gotten a lot of things done, started, actually thought about, that hadn't been yet. We went to a gaming convention (Origins) last weekend and we got the first of the stuffers for our favor bags. Seth and I had a good portion of our initial courtship happen during two RPG games we were both involved in, so we decided to put random dice into the favor bags. At origins you can buy a pitcher full for $39, so we did a whole pitcher. This should give us enough to put two per bag. Also while at Origins I fell in love with and bought a corset to go under my dress for the wedding. The nice thing is that it...

We are under 5 months to go until the big day. I am pretty much beginning to panic, but I am trying really hard to stay at least semi-sane. I went to a friends wedding a couple of weekends ago and it kept making me think of things that I hadn't even begun to plan yet. Ack. I thought I had things pretty well in hand, but apparently not. Sigh. We are still working on a caterer, which is important because we need to feed people. I think we found one, or at least have something of an idea, so we shall see. We are also still working on what the men are going to wear. The great news is that I think I found a place that has really reasonable kilts for Seth and his brother. And they have affirmed the awesome, so now we just have to get the measurements and get them ordered. We also began buying the decorations for the ceremony and reception hall. I love how things are coming together. We are getting this amazing look going that is just awesome and very us. We had another wedding crafti...

It's a long weekend, Huzzah. And it's the opening weekend of the Ohio Renaissance Festival!! I'm not sure which day, but we are definitely going to make a trip down this weekend. I am having the pleasant problem that with my weight loss my bodices are becoming too big. I am going to do some rigging in the next couple of days to get them to fit like I need them to. I need to invest in new, but I don't want to do that until I reach my final weight, which I haven't yet. I am also going to convert a far too big Chemise into a skirt. I'm going to be busy the next couple of nights getting ready. It's worth it though.This wench is ready to get into the swing. I think on Saturday I will be bringing my dad's wife, Lesley, into Columbus to take her to some of my favorite local thrift stores. Lesley is awesome and I hope I can help her find some great finds. Next Saturday is the Gypsy Dreams Blog Party. And it is the day of the birthday party for our niece, Moi...

 A couple of days ago I received the beautiful stationery I won from Faye at  Aradia's Cauldron . I was so excited and have finally gotten pictures of the amazing papers she sent me. A super whimsical robot and faery Earlier in the year I was working on my Viking Garb for the Ashville Viking Festival and my sewing machine died. Very literally. It got slower and slower and slower until it just stopped working altogether. So since April I have been without this most vital of tools. Not a good thing. Well a few weeks ago Joann's had a sale going and I just could not resist. This is my new toy. I was pulling out some of the supplies I bought last year or the year before for Halloween that I would like to complete this year. There are skulls to paint, and bats, and little figurines, and witches hats. Here's some of the raw material to be finished before my Halloween party. A stack of skulls Wooden bats on a stack of school junk. :)  I also want to sh...